Below are the directed electives available for BIMS majors.
Please be aware that this list is subject to change at any time.
BIMS Directed Electives Approved List (by department)
ANIMAL SCIENCE (ANSC)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ANSC 107: General Animal Science | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None
ANSC 210: Companion Animal Science | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
ANSC/NUTR 303: Animal Nutrition | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: CHEM 119 and a grade of C or better in ANSC 113, or CHEM 222, CHEM 227 or CHEM 257; junior classification or approval of instructor.
ANSC 318: Animal Feeds and Feeding | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ANSC 111, ANSC 113, and ANSC 303; junior classification or approval of instructor
ANSC/FSTC 326: Food Bacteriology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with FSTC 326.
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ANTH 435: Medical Anthropology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
BIOCHEMISTRY (BICH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BICH 411: Comprehensive Biochemistry II | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BICH 410; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
BICH 412: Biochemistry Laboratory I | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: Lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 410 or registration therein.
BICH 414: Biochemical Techniques I | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 440, BICH 409, or BICH 410
BICH/GENE 431: Molecular Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 409, BICH 410, or BICH 440; GENE 301, GENE 302, GENE 303, GENE 320 or BIMS 320. Cross-listed with GENE 431.
BICH/GENE 432: Laboratory in Molecular Genetics | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 301, GENE 302, GENE 303, BIMS 320 or GENE 320; BICH 431 or GENE 431. Cross-listed with GENE 432.
BIOLOGY (BIOL)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BIOL 213: Molecular Cell Biology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: : BIOL 112 and CHEM 120 (MUST contact BIOL department for any necessary override)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (BIMS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BIMS 110: One Health in Action | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 125: Animals in Society | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 289: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: TBD
BIMS 291: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 380: Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies: Best Practices | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall 2023, Spring 2024 (tentatively) | Prerequisites: None
BIMS/GENE 421: Advanced Human Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 302; BICH 410 or BICH 440. Cross-listed with GENE 421.
BIMS 481: Seminar in Biomedical Science | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring (tentatively) | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS major; BIOL 401, BIOL 402, BIOL 403, VIBS 310, or VIBS 311.
BIMS 484: Biomedical Science Field Experience | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 489: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS major with a minimum overall 2.5 TAMU GPA.
BIMS 491: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in CHEM 228 or CHEM 258; grade of C or better in PHYS 202; junior or senior classification; Approval form required before registration
COMMUNICATION (COMM)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
COMM 370: Health Communication | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None
ENTOMOLOGY (ENTO)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ENTO 208: Veterinary Entomology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 209 | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Co-enrollment in ENTO 209.
ENTO 209: Veterinary Entomology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 208 | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment with ENTO 208.
ENTO 210: Global Public Health Entomology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
ENTO 423: Medical Entomology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 427 | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111; ENTO 427 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
ENTO 425: Disease Ecology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: ENTO 208, ENTO 209 and ENTO 423; junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor.
ENTO 427: Medical Entomology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 423 | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111; ENTO 423 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
ENTO/FIVS 431: The Science of Forensic Entomology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None
ENTO/FIVS 432: Applied Forensic Entomology | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None
HEALTH (HLTH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
HLTH 354: Medical Terminology for the Health Professions | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification. Cross-listed with PHLT 354.
MARKETING (MKTG)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
MKTG 443/PHLT 426: The Business of Healthcare | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Business and Public Health majors; junior or senior classification; or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with PHLT 426.
NUTRITION (NUTR)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
NUTR 202: Fundamentals of Human Nutrition | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None.
NUTR 222: Nutrition for Health and Health Care | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring (Distance Education only) | Prerequisites: None.
POULTRY SCIENCE (POSC)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
POSC 454: Animal Welfare | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring only | Prerequisites: None.
URBAN PLANNING (URPN)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
URPN 370: Health Systems Planning | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None.
URPN 489 Section 501 and 700: Intro To US Health Systems | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Spring 2025 | Prerequisites: None.
VETERINARY INTEGRATED BIOSCIENCES (VIBS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VIBS 111: Biodefense, Biosecurity, and Bioterrorism | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 210: 21st Century Global One Health | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall only | Prerequisites: BIMS 101; BIMS 110, VIBS 111, or equivalent; freshman or sophomore classification
VIBS 222: Great Poisonings of the World | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 243: Introductory Mammalian Histology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 310: Biomedical Writing | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall only (education abroad-only at this time) | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112, CHEM 228, PHYS 202 and MATH 142 or 151; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 311: Biomedical Explorations through Narrative | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112, CHEM 228, PHYS 202 and MATH 142 or 151; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 401: Developmental Neurotoxicology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Must have Organic Chemistry ll completed
VIBS 411: Tumor Cell Biology and Carcinogenesis | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIMS 320 or equivalent; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 422: Endocrine Toxicology | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Must have Organic Chemistry ll completed
VIBS 443: Biology of Mammalian Cells and Tissues | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VLCS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VLCS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VSCS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VSCS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
VETERINARY PATHOBIOLOGY (VTPB)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VTPB 221: Great Diseases of the World | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 285: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
VTPB 301/RWFM 309: Wildlife Diseases | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior classification or approval of department head. Cross-listed with RWFM 309.
VTPB 407: Advanced Veterinary Microbiology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: McAllen only | Prerequisites: VTPB 405, VTPB 409 and VTPB 438 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
VTPB 409: Introduction to Immunology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 410: Cell Mechanisms of Disease | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: CHEM 227 and CHEM 228, or equivalent; junior or senior classification; biomedical sciences major, biomedical engineering major or related field.
VTPB 438: Biomedical Virology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall | Prerequisites: 3 hours of microbiology or approval of the instructor.
VTPB 460: Mammalian Cell Pathobiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111 and BIOL 112, junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPB 485: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval of department head; junior or senior classification.
VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY (VTPP)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VTPP 425: Pharmacology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPP 427: Applied Biomedical Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of D or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 429: Introduction to Toxicology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 444: Practicum in Biomedical Research | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 223 and VTPP 224, or VTPP 234 and VTPP 235, or VTPP 232 and VTPP 233, or VTPP 207 and VTPP 208; junior or senior classification; instructor approval.
VTPP 452: Fetal & Embryo Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 410 or equivalent, or approval of instructor.
VTPP 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
VTPP 489: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: TBD
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